Take a veritable journey through time as you stroll past the Colosseum, custodian of almost 2000 years of history, to the elegant streets of Rome which are home to the top names in fashion.

For centuries, Italian city-states and Spain vied for control of Sardinia. The old port of Alghero has a distinctive Catalan feel – it was once know as “Little Barcelona.” The Albi Palace was a residence for the Spanish viceroys who governed in the 15th and 16th centuries. Alghero has a charming collection of bars and restaurants dotted around the cobbled streets.

Stretch your legs on a palm-lined seafront promenade where stylish shops boast their wares and bar clientele settle back in their chairs with a hard few hours of people-watching ahead. Blissful!

Here, in the City of the Moors, terraced gardens, elegant palaces and palm-lined plazas beguile your every sense. You’ll find delicous snacks and drinks in the quaint tapas bars around the old Cathedral, and more substantial fare in the dozens of bustling seafood restaurants along the shoreline.

Visit Santiago de Compostela, a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site and place of Christian pilgrimage third only to Jerusalem and Rome.

Step aboard in Southampton & straight into that holiday feeling. No flights, no hassle. Just the excitement of the days ahead and the promise of memorable moment. So, relax and raise a toast as the UK drifts from sight. Before you know it, you’ll be watching your destination come into view. But where will it be ?